Patrick Bruel
Biography
Patrick Maurice Benguigui (born May 14, 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.
Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, daughter of Elie and Céline ben Sidoun. He lived in the staff accommodation of the girls' school in Argenteuil where his mother was a teacher. In his youth, Bruel aspired to be a football player, but decided instead to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975.
His first success came as an actor, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television, and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow-up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit.
In 2003, just before his partner, the writer and playwright Amanda Sthers, gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on 19 August, he changed his name to Bruel-Benguigui, combining his stage name with his birth name. On 21 September 2004, he wed the then 26-year-old Sthers; it was his first marriage. His second child, Léon, was born on 28 September 2005. The couple separated in 2007.
As of 2004, Bruel has acted in more than forty television and film productions, and has made five studio albums and several live albums. In 2002, Bruel released Entre Deux, a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" with Marie-Florence Gros, with whom he had begun a long-term collaboration in 1998, to benefit the Red Cross. His latest album, "Des souvenirs devant", was his fourth chart-topper in France.
Bruel is a world-class professional poker player. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1998 for the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event. As of 2009. he has earned more than $900,000 in tournament play, of which his ten cash winnings at the WSOP account for $411,659. He also comments on the World Poker Tour in France.
In the 2010s, Bruel bought a house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In January 2025, the house was destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
Bruel has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993.
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Sabrina
as Louis
1995
One Hundred and One Nights
as The First Speaker
1995
A Bag of Marbles
as Roman
2017
The Best Is Yet to Come
as César Montesiho
2019
Sex, Love & Therapy
as Lambert
2014
What's in a Name
as Vincent
2012
The Brats
as Agent immobilier
2013
Paris-Manhattan
as Victor
2012
Jaguar
as François Perrin
1996
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
as Self
2025
Holy Lands
as Michel
2019
Comedy of Power
as Jacques Sibaud
2006
Pretty Things
as Jacques
2001
Singles
as François
1982
Lost & Found
as Rene
1999
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Paparazzi
as Patrick Bruel
1998
Change of Plans
as Alain
2009
Si ce soir... 1990
as Self
1990
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Marche à l'ombre
as Metro guitarist (uncredited)
1984
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
Vianney en concert à l’AccorHotels Arena
as Self
2018
Men, Women: A User's Manual
as Self (uncredited)
1996
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
as Self
2026
I've Been Waiting So Long
as Alex
2004
The Milk of Human Kindness
as Laurent
2001
Bécaud, mon père
as Self
2016
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
Follow My Gaze
as The musician
1986
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
as Philippe Dupin
2014
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
2008
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025
A Secret
as Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
2007
Low Profile
as Julien Segal
1993
Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre
as Vincent
2012
The Misadventures of Margaret
as Martin
1998
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
as Self
2018
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2021
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
2002
Villa Caprice
as Gilles Fontaine
2021
The Graduates of the Last Row
as Philippe
1982
Johnny Hallyday la Soirée Evénement
as Self
2014
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
2018
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
as Self
2016
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024
Elsa sous la neige
as Self
1989
The Kick of Sirocco
as Paulo Narboni
1979
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
as Self
2021
Le Grand Carnaval
as Pierre-Marie Labrouche, adopté par Étienne
1983
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Bitter Champagne
as Wanis
1986
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2001
Grégory Lemarchal - Cinq ans
as Self (archive footage)
2012
O Jerusalem
as David Levin
2006
Uncontrollable Circumstances
as Philippe
1989
P.R.O.F.S.
as Frédéric
1985
There Were Days... and Moons
as Le musicien qui manque son avion
1990
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
La Fête De La Chanson Française
as Self
2005
Il était une fois... Patrick Bruel
as Self
2014
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
2020
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
as Self
2015
Patrick Bruel, le concert événement
as Self
2019
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Dan Hayoun
2010
Tous avec le Maroc
as Self
2023
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
as Self
2023
Les 20 chansons de Jean-Jacques Goldman préférées des Français
as Self
2021
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
as Self
2018
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
Love at First Child
as Ange
2015
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993
Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
2022
K
as Sam Bellamy
1997
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000
Les Enfoirés jouent le jeu
2019
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Tears like knives
as Gaby
1983
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
as Self
2022
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
2013
Sweetheart
as Christophe Vade
1992
Wolf
as Nelson
2004
On s'était dit rendez-vous... avec Patrick Bruel
as Self
2023
Led by the Nose
as Dany
1984
The Murdered House
as Séraphin Monge
1988
Les Enfoirés 2011 - Dans l'oeil des Enfoirés
2011
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Patrick Bruel : On en parle - Le concert au cinéma
as Self
2025
La Mort en sautoir
as Singer of a suburban band
1980
Poker Coach and Patrick Bruel
as Self
2007
Brothers in Arms
as Simon Atlan
1989
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
as Self
2003
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
as Self
2022
Les copains d'abord font du ski
as Self
2014
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
as Self
2023
Le vieux juif Blonde
as Psy
2018
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
as Self
2021
Patrick Bruel: Itinéraire d'un surdoué
as Self
2019
La bande son des années 90
as Self
2024
Patrick Bruel - Le Concert Symphonique
as Self
2015
Céline Dion, la bande originale de sa vie
as Self - Guest
2024
Paris 2024, le concert-événement
as Self
2023
Bandits
as Mozart
1987
Foul Play
as Patrick Bruel
1998
The Bastard
as Dan
1983
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
as Self
2023
A Family
as Vincenzo
2017
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
as Self
2019
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
as Self
2024
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
2002
Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans
as Self
2024
Céline Dion, le grand show
as Self
2012
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
as Self
1994
Patrick Bruel - Entre deux, à l'Olympia
as Self
2002
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
as Self
1999
Bruel Live Des souvenirs ... Ensemble
as Self
2007
Leurs voix pour l'espoir - 4ème édition
as Self
2015
BRUEL 2014 Live
as Self
2014
M6 awards 2000
as Self
2000
Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement
as Self
2022
Taratata numéro 600
as Self : Guest
2025
Ce soir, on sort
as Self
2019
Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
as Self
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Quotidien
as Self - Guest
2016
Bonsoir bonsoir!
as Self
2019
Midi Première
as Self
1975
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
Fan School
as Self
1977
Tout le monde en parle
as Self
2004
Le monde est à vous
as Self
1987
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
En mode Salvail
as Self
2013
Taratata
as Self
1993
Télématin
as Self
1985
Coucou c'est nous !
as Self
1992
LEGEND
2023
La Chance aux chansons
as Self
1984
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
1987
Star Academy
as Self
2001
Ça finit bien la semaine
as Self
2010
Salut les Terriens !
as Self - Guest
2006
Quelle époque !
as Self - Guest
2022
Téléthon
as Self
1987
On n'est pas couché
as Self - Guest
2006
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
as Gérard Grangier, sosie de Patrick Bruel
2007
Sucré salé
as Self
2002
Stars 90
as Self
1990
Victoires de la musique
as Self
1985
La Voix
as Self
2013
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self
2022
Geld oder Liebe
as Self
1989
Marie-Claude
as Self
2021
Rembob'Ina
as Self (chanteur et acteur)
2018
La chanson de l'année
as Self
2004
Matin Bonheur
as Self
1987
NeXt
as Self
1994
Star Académie
as Self - Guest Artist
2021
Basique, le concert
as Self
2018
Samedi Sébastien
as Self - Guest
2021
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self
2022
Menace imminente
as Zeev Abadi
2025
The Secret Song
as Self
2018
Stars à domicile
as Self
2001
Serge à Paris
2024
L'Été indien
as Self
2014
Le grand concert des régions
2024
Nos années 90
as Self
2015
Le grand show de Noël avec Natasha St-Pier et ses amis
as Self
2023
Chansons!
as Self
2021